Military SAVE Act
Latest action · Nov 17, 2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act or the Military SAVE Act
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make eligible for treatment in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs entity any veteran who was the victim of a sexual trauma which occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training.
Cosponsors 76
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2015 to Dec 6, 2016; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Apr 20, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | May 15, 2015 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | May 29, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Oct 1, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Oct 5, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Oct 5, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 16, 2016 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Dec 6, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 7, 2015Hearings Nov 17, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 7, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 50, March 25, 2015, page H2034.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-44 | [ERRATA] LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON: H.R. 1319; H.R. 1603; H.R. 1904; H.R. 2639; H.R. 3234; H.R. 3471; H.R. 3549; DRAFT LEGISLATION, THE PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE OPIOID MANAGEMENT AND INCORPORATING MEDICAL EXPERTISE ACT; AND, A VA LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL, THE VA PURCHASED HEALTH CARE STREAMLINING AND MODERNIZATION ACT2 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Serial No. 114-44 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON: H.R. 1319; H.R. 1603; H.R. 1904; H.R. 2639; H.R. 3234; H.R. 3471; H.R. 3549; DRAFT LEGISLATION, THE PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE OPIOID MANAGEMENT AND INCORPORATING MEDICAL EXPERTISE ACT; AND, A VA LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL, THE VA PURCHASED HEALTH CARE STREAMLINING AND MODERNIZATION ACT92 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Nov 17, 2015 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43168 | Military Sexual Assault: Chronology of Activity in the 113th-114th Congresses and Related Resources | Report | May 16, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2521 | Military SAVE Act | Related bill | Feb 9, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Military SAVE Act
- Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
